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DimStarTumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/44
Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers,
This week saw the release of 6 snapshots (1022, 1023, 1024, 1026, 1027, and 1028).
We were able to check off quite a few items from last week’s outlook. Linux Kernel 7.3.0 arrived early in the week with snapshot 1022, quickly complemented by VirtualBox 7.2.22 to keep host modules happy. Ruby 4.0.9 landed with fixes for several regular expression CVEs, and HarfBuzz made the jump to 15.0.0. Following up on last week’s rollout of Plasma 6.8.0, KDE users also received a prompt first bugfix release with Plasma 6.8.1.
In addition, a couple of major version updates made their way into the distribution, most notably MariaDB 13.0.2 and LAME 4.0. Package management also got some welcome polish: libsolv 0.7.41 and zypper 1.14.102 arrived in snapshot 1028, making repository cache loading about 20% faster. Security updates rounded out the week with fresh releases for python-Pillow, Java, and Firefox.
These 6 snapshots delivered the following updates:
- bubblewrap 0.13.1
- e2fsprogs 1.47.4
- ethtool 7.2
- fwupd 2.1.9
- HarfBuzz 15.0.0
- java-25-openjdk 25.0.5.0
- KDE Plasma 6.8.1
- lame 4.0
- libsolv 0.7.41
- libzypp 17.38.17
- Linux Kernel 7.3.0
- llvm23 23.1.4
- MariaDB 13.0.2
- MozillaFirefox 158.0.1
- nano 9.3
- pciutils 3.15.0
- pipewire 1.6.10
- python-Pillow 13.0.0
- Ruby 4.0.9
- samba 4.25.1
- squashfs 4.7.5
- strace 7.3
- transmission 4.1.4
- VirtualBox 7.2.22
- xfsprogs 7.2.0
- zypper 1.14.102
With those updates out in the wild, let’s peek behind the curtain to see what is currently brewing across the staging projects:
- GNOME 51.1: Core desktop and applications have passed openQA testing in staging and are queued for release.
- Mesa 26.2.6
- Valkey 9.1.3
- Wayland-Protocols 1.50
- Hyprland 0.57.0
- Telegram Desktop 7.3.4
- ICU 79.1: Currently breaking nodejs24 (nodejs/node#66987).
- Box2D 3.1.1
- fmt 12.2.0: Still blocked by dnf5 plugin rebuild issues (boo#1285868).
- kernel-source-longterm 6.18.55: Waiting on VirtualBox driver updates to adapt to kernel API changes.
- Swig 4.5.1: YaST integration issues remain under investigation with libstorage-ng (boo#1275515).
My Journey to the openSUSE Asia Summit (oSAS) 2026 in Yogyakarta
This is the prologue of my journey.
Let me share my stories about mine in oSAS26. I'm thinking of joining oSAS next year, after oSAS25 in Faridabad, India. At the time, I was a first-time contributor to openSUSE, and sometimes I chatted with people in the openSUSE Bar. I'd already met a few people in openSUSE by then, like Douglas DeMaio (ddemaio) and Luboš Kocman (lkocman), and a few others from the Bar, Release Team and weekly meetings (Tuesdays and Thursdays). I was so happy when they told me the next oSAS is in Indonesia. I thought at the time that I should join the next one. So, as we're entering 2026, openSUSE Indonesia has confirmed that the next oSAS is going to be in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I'm waiting for info about that and the CfP (Call for Papers) to submit as a speaker, since I can't just attend.
When I first started, I didn't have much recognition in the local community, so people at the time had no idea who I was. I know it's my fault for not showing them what I really look like and always presenting myself as a virtual influencer. But never mind; time flies. When I got accepted for my CfP, I immediately applied for TSP (Travel Support Program), and when that was also accepted, I contacted Douglas to see if he could get the TSP funds to me earlier, since I had planned everything for the trip. At the time, I asked for at least 100 EUR (about Rp. 2,000,000), but now the funds I have to manage are only 67 EUR (about Rp. 1,360,830). I'm working on my funding plan for that at the moment, and we talked about it until I finally decided to use EUR 52.48 (about Rp. 1,085,500). When my TSP money has been transferred to my bank account, I'll sort out the bus and accommodation booking right away. I'm keeping the rest of it in a separate account with a different bank. Then, as usual, I'll report the invoice to Douglas and get my travel ready. I know that TSP should be reimbursed at the end of the event, but since I told him I can't go with my own funding, he finally got back to me and is helping me out. So basically, I owe them funding for going to Yogyakarta, and now I'm paying for it by preparing the trip from Bandung via the DAMRI bus. The journey starts here.
Preparing the trip from Bandung to Yogyakarta.
September 30th, when I started the day with my parents at DAMRI Kebon Kawung, it was near KAI Bandung Station at the North Gate. 10.30 to 16.30, I waited for the bus, and I departed at 17.00.
DAMRI Bandung Kebon Kawung, photo by me at Fediverse
At the time, I was also very unwell with breathing difficulties, and I had so much mucus that I was coughing constantly. Also, a few of the buses I got were in bad condition (especially the air conditioning, which made me feel even worse). The bus route I took was from Semarang to Magelang to Yogyakarta. Some people were getting on and off at Semarang and Magelang, but I was the only one actually going to Yogyakarta.
October 1st at 03.00 in the early morning, I arrived at the DAMRI station in Yogyakarta and made my first Grab order directly to UIN Sunan Kalijaga (UIN SUKA), as I had promised my friend at GNU/Weeb. His name is Ammar Faizi, and he originally comes from Yogyakarta, but he is moving to Jakarta. We had arranged to meet at the Grand Mercure Hotel, which looks expensive but is actually very impressive. Before they opened the gate, I walked from UIN SUKA to the Circle K near the city border between Sleman and Yogyakarta. I also joined the bar when I told Gertjan Lettink (Knurpht) that I had arrived in Yogyakarta. He told me that Luboš was still on air. So, I am waiting until 08.00 morning while I am also listening to RRI Pro 3 (RRI's news channel). After that, I posted the opening stories on Instagram about my arrival in Yogyakarta.
First and Second day in Yogyakarta, before going to oSAS26
After being greeted by the morning in Yogyakarta, I went to UIN SUKA again to familiarise myself with the surroundings as a guest. After walking around the UIN SUKA complex, I decided to wait at the Grand Mercure Hotel, which Ammar and I had booked. I went to the gate to verify our booking, but since Ammar hadn't arrived yet, I waited in the lobby. At 10:30, I met Sendy at the hotel, and he asked me to follow him to find some food. It was the first time I had seen Sendy, and he gave me the food he had ordered for both of us. We parted ways when I went back to the hotel.
At 2 pm, I finally met Ammar at the hotel, and we went to our booked room. I spent the day with him, and then at 19:00 we went to Klaten to meet our friend Ufal Salman at his biryani restaurant. We discussed so much with him, and it's my first time seeing the friends that I want to see. We returned to Yogyakarta at 22:00, after which I went to sleep, bringing my first day to a close.
Ammar's post at GNU/Weeb Social (Mastodon) regarding our visit to Klaten, sources here
October 2nd, Friday. We're still at the hotel having breakfast. At 09:00, I'm going to the mosque complex at UIN SUKA while Ammar is looking for the nearest mosque to the hotel to attend the weekly Friday prayer (you might have realised that I'm a Muslim with a Western-sounding name). After that, we're going to spend some time there. Then, I'm going to Garuda Spark to meet the guys from JogjaDev for a small meetup. I am going back to the hotel once the meetup has ended, and preparing with Ammar to see Indian businessman at Malioboro area, and we spend time with him (and his girlfriend that eventually are Chindo (Chinese Indonesian) woman from Sukabumi). We spent time there until 23.00. After we arrived at the hotel, Ammar was preparing for sleep while I was finishing my presentation.
The day has come. Third day in Yogyakarta, farewell with Ammar and the first day of the event.
October 3rd, D-Day for me. As I was finishing my presentation, Luboš suddenly joined the bar. I saw that he was already at the hotel in Yogyakarta that he had booked. He told me something that surprised me. What was it? He said that he was representing SUSE and wanted me to attend the next openSUSE Conference (oSC27). He wants me to attend as a speaker and discuss the conference, which is taking place in Prague, Czechia, in June 2027. I agreed with him, but I was worried about my exam schedule. After that, he left to finish his own presentation, and I finished mine. After that, I slept for two hours, and then morning came. Today is the last day I will see Ammar in person. I prepared to leave for the UIN SUKA complex. Before doing so, I said goodbye to him, telling him, as usual, that we would meet again, especially when I wanna go to Jakarta. After that, I had my last breakfast at the hotel before leaving for the UIN SUKA convention hall.
As usual, I'm walking to the venue. While they were preparing, Estu suddenly warned me not to save my things. At first, he saw me as a stranger, before realising that I was the speaker at the event. After that, I saved my bag of clothes in the committee room and waited to meet people. A few hours later, I met some of the other speakers, including Luboš, Douglas, Simon, Sunny (Yan Sun), Segitz, and others. We took a picture together. Small trivia about this; for Luboš and Douglas I have meet with them many times in online and first time in person; but for like Sunny, Simon, Segitz, and others are really my first time.
After that, we'll separate and enter the main room to open the event with our national anthems and ceremonies. We will then listen to a few opening speakers, such as Dhenadi from openSUSE Indonesia and Simon from the openSUSE Board team. There will also be keynotes from Mr Taufik, representing UIN SUKA, and Patrick from SUSE and the Gecko Foundation. Patrick is not attending in person, but will be appearing on video. After the keynotes and a massive photo for Day 1, I am preparing for my session to speak; the same applies to others like Segitz, Shobha, and others. Well, from 11:00 to 11:45, I am doing my first time speaking in a stand-up style, and talking about an introduction to GNU/Linux for the next gen and how to reduce dependency on proprietary software. I have a video of my session that helps you understand that; go ahead and watch it.
Time flies, and my session is over. After that, I am going to the main room to attend Herpiko's session. He is behind the BlankOn revival project, and he will be talking about how to interact with people and build the right community. Herpiko's presentation looks interesting and is sure to be amazing. After his session, Luboš and I are leaving the main room to go to the BlankOn booths. You know what? He gave a “free lesson” on how to use the openSUSE Build Service to the people at the BlankOn booths. They learned what I did when I was just a user and random package maintainer.
He was happy to tell the BlankOn guys how OBS works, and we're back in the main room for Luboš's session about openSUSE Kudos. He's introducing the Kudos recognition platform for openSUSE contributors to everyone in the room, and it instantly becomes popular among openSUSE Indonesia communities, and he looks happy after that. And then, I am skipping other sessions until we come to Sendy's session in the Main Room. Interestingly, Sendy brings up topics about gaming in openSUSE. While Sendy speaking, Luboš does something experiment to make the image that would be reassembly SteamOS with openSUSE software, based on Sendy's idea in the topics. It was a long story to tell you about this, so if you want to know about it, feel free to get in touch with Luboš Kocman (lkocman) and Sendy Aditya Suryana (SENDYYeah) to discuss it. I would like to maintain what Luboš was experimenting with, but since it's still not baked very well, I would like to start focusing on it after openSUSE Conference 2027 (oSC27) to maintain our experiment.
After Sendy's session is done, we're entering the light talks, the quiz games (which Luboš got first and he donated the prize to Siska's son; and I got third (also got shoes as the prize)), and it ends our Day 1 of the events. I forgot to tell you that I met with Robertus Chris (bruhtus), Aayaan Mateen (HimSec), Shobha Tyagi, and a few others at the time. After our day ended, we followed Luboš and Douglas to their hotel, which Aayaan also booked. You know, I also panicked that I hadn't booked my reservation. Also, I was sweating a lot at the time. So, Luboš and others are going to a public restaurant behind Circle K, and they are enjoying the meal. At the time, I was contacting my mom and introducing both Luboš and Douglas (actually, my mom wanted to say thank you so much, but since she doesn't speak English, she just smiled).
So, when it was 20:30, I went with Robertus to book my reservation, and it was my first time visiting the basic hostel, which is basically where I got scammed, but I don't care about it; at least I have time to rest.
My fourth day in Yogyakarta, and it's Day 2 for oSAS26
October 4th, we're preparing to go to the venue again for Day 2 with Robertus and as usual, we're meeting again with those guys. I don't have to tell you so much; Day 2 is also the last day for us at the event. The opening is the same, but this time we're going to the keynote, where Sunny will give the first keynote of the day, and she told everyone about her struggles to make openSUSE.Asia community happens. I have been inspired so much by her stories that it makes me even want to contribute more to openSUSE, both on the Release Team, the Translation Team, and others. After Sunny's session, Douglas took the stage, and it was his second keynote, where he reported on activities and funds at the Gecko Foundation to support the community.
After he's done speaking, we're taking pictures both during the Sunny session to show the woman and after Douglas's keynote session. And then, I am still in the main room to attend Simon's session about contributing to openSUSE Build Service to maintain the packages in the Factory. After Simon's session, I am going to room that I am attending three session at same room, between Didiet's session about Podman, Nayla's session about don't worry to use Linux, the lighter version of my topics, and Rithull/Prakash session about how openSUSE works. Sunny was also there for Nayla's session, and Douglas came when Rithull/Prakash's session was about to start.
After those sessions, we're going back to the main room to see Yuki's session. He was a great guy, and he seems really professional when presenting rather than mine. At the time, I was trying to get him to speak in Japanese, since I had a chance to meet Japanese people. But I have no idea why Yuki answered someone's question after mine in Japanese, when he should have answered it in English. So, I had to translate what Yuki said. After that session, we're entering light talks and quiz games again (on Day 2, only locals are the winners at Day 2). After that, the committee announced that Dhenadi became the new leader for openSUSE Indonesia. As representatives for the openSUSE Release Team like mine, Luboš and others are happy to see Dhenadi become the leader of the Indonesian community. Time flies, and it has ended. Also, Estu and mine saying sorry each other because my negative thinking about Estu.
And then, we're coming to night dinner as the last time seeing those who cannot join One Day Trip. At 22:00, we went back to our hostel with Robertus, and we rested. Another small trivia here: at the time I couldn't sleep, we were chatting on the Telegram group. Until then, I finally fell asleep.
oSAS26 is concluded, and it's the fifth day in Yogyakarta (One Day Trip).
October 5th, we're preparing again to join a one-day trip to a few places. We met Luboš and Aayaan; also, Douglas and Sunny (this time with her husband) are joining us. We are going to Sambisari Temple, Bantul, to see sea turtles, and then going to Kampung Batik, where we learn to make the Batik. I am also helping Douglas choose the Batik that he wants to buy. After that, we're going to a restaurant to eat goat satay, and it ends our day. It was my last day seeing Sunny and her husband, Douglas, Luboš, and others in person (for both Douglas and Luboš, I don't mind since we will meet again as usual, but for Sunny it was rare for us to see her in person again).
Lemme share a few photos that came from Luboš's album and my album below.
My sixth day, I am leaving Yogyakarta and going back to Bandung (also, it's the epilogue of my journey stories).
After a one-day trip, I am going back to our hostel for the last day, and we're resting as usual. Also, on October 6th, it's time for me to say goodbye to Yogyakarta and to my friend who was helping me, Robertus. After we separate and say goodbye, I am going to Giliwangan to find my bus. And then, I am waiting at the pool for a whole day until my ticket to go back home is ready. You know, I see few things that is interested in Sinar Jaya Yogyakarta pool. See the photo below.
After my waiting time is over, finally I am bording to the bus and going back to Bandung. October 7th, when I was awake, I figured that I am in Kendal for resting and I am choosing Soto Ayam plus Nasi as my breakfast at early morning, and after that we're continuing and after 04.30, I had arrived at Gedebage, Bandung. And finally, after a few days, I am going back to Bandung. First, after my arrival, I am going to Al-Jabbar mosque to take a bath and rest.
After that, I am going to meet my parents, and finally I am going back to Bandung, and my journey ends here.
Big Thanks and Farewell
Big thanks to every instance and person that I have mentioned in this article for bringing me a good experience for travel. Anyway, I will attend the openSUSE Conference 2027 in Prague, Czechia, as a speaker, and I want you to support me (by helping me with my passport, information about something in Europe, helping me to tell my family about my next journey, or anything that would be useful for me is appreciated) for the next journey. I'll see you there soon.
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Planet News Roundup
This is a roundup of articles from the openSUSE community listed on planet.opensuse.org. This community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from Oct. 23 - 29.
This week highlights five Tumbleweed snapshots for week 43 headlined by KDE Plasma 6.8.0, Qt 6.12.0, Linux Kernel 7.2.11 and PHP 8.5.12, which fixes the critical “PHP2Shell” vulnerabilities, along with the second Plasma 6.8 update, Agama 25, the announcement that esLibre 2027 will be held in Barcelona, the Akademy-es 2026 Madrid group photos, the start of the 2026 openSUSE Board Election, a guide to installing VMware Remote Console on Tumbleweed, the final days of Slimbook Days, Linux Saloon 225 and a GNU/Linux València gaming event.
Here is a summary and links for each post:
Last Days of the October 2026 Slimbook Days
The KDE Blog highlights the final days of Slimbook Days, running Oct. 19-31 with discounts across the Slimbook lineup. Baltasar Ortega notes that Slimbook tunes its Linux systems for full GNU/Linux compatibility and that component prices keep rising, so waiting for a short-term drop is unlikely to pay off. He also states that the post is not sponsored and that his relationship with Slimbook is that of a regular customer and friend.
esLibre 2027 Congress Will Be Held in Barcelona
The KDE Blog announces that the esLibre 2027 congress will take place in Barcelona on April 9 and 10 at the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona. It notes that the event is being organized with Barcelona Free Software and the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, recaps the conference’s history since 2019 and advises attendees to book accommodation early.
Second Plasma 6.8 Update
The KDE Blog announces Plasma 6.8.2, the second bugfix update to Plasma 6.8, released on Oct. 27, 2026. It recaps the 6.8 highlights, including the Hanabi wallpaper, Nepali calendar support, GTK4 decoration fixes, Discover’s AppStream previews, the redesigned Flatpak permissions page and DrKonqi improvements.
Install VMware Remote Console on openSUSE Tumbleweed
Nathan Wolf’s blog explains how to install VMware Remote Console (VMRC) on openSUSE Tumbleweed from a .bundle installer that requires root access. It notes that VMRC helps manage ESXi and vSphere virtual machines with features such as USB redirection and improves efficiency for users working in non-native Linux environments.
Official Group Photo of Akademy-es 2026 Madrid 20th Anniversary #akademyes
The KDE Blog shares the official group photo from Akademy-es 2026 Madrid, taken after Saturday’s talks in the Sierra de Madrid. Baltasar Ortega highlights the mix of familiar and new faces and says he is already looking forward to Akademy-es 2027.
Akademy-es 2026 Madrid 20th Anniversary Group Photo #akademyes
The KDE Blog shares a group photo from Akademy-es 2026 Madrid as the event closes with a hiking outing, showing attendees alongside cakes marking the 20th anniversary of Akademy-es and KDE’s 30th anniversary. Baltasar Ortega, who could not attend, describes the gathering as intimate and waits for the videos and presentation materials.
Linux Saloon 225 | Vim Motions Tutor
Nathan Wolf’s blog recaps Linux Saloon 225, where Mike Chilson demonstrated DevsFTP and participants discussed backup solutions and their Linux experiences. The show invites community suggestions for future application topics and shares project links for continued learning.
openSUSE Board Election 2026 Begins
openSUSE News announces the start of the 2026 openSUSE Board Election, with three Board seats up for election and a target completion date of Dec. 1, 2026. It lists the timeline from nominations on Oct. 24 through results on Nov. 23 and explains how eligible members can stand for election and publish a platform.
Fixing All the Bugs, PiP and Performance – This Week in Plasma
The KDE Blog translates Nate Graham’s latest “This Week in Plasma,” covering the Plasma 6.9 work that followed the 6.8 release. It highlights Wayland Picture-in-Picture support enabled by default in KWin, per-screen-layout window size and position memory, browser integration improvements and a long list of Plasma 6.8.1 and 6.8.2 bug fixes.
Tumbleweed – Review of the Week 2026/43
Dominique Leuenberger and Victorhck detail the five snapshots (1016, 1017, 1018, 1020 and 1021) and major arrivals such as KDE Plasma 6.8.0, Qt 6.12.0, Linux Kernel 7.2.11, Mesa 26.2.5 and PHP 8.5.12, which fixes the critical “PHP2Shell” remote code execution flaws. They also cover curl 8.23.0, Mozilla Firefox 158.0, polkit 128, containerd 2.3.3, systemd 261.4 and Memtest86+ 9.00, and preview staging work on GNOME 51.1, Linux Kernel 7.3.0, Ruby 4.0.9, Go 1.27.3 and VirtualBox 7.2.22.
Gaming on Linux + Help and Installation Workshop, New Event Organized by GNU/Linux València
The KDE Blog announces a GNU/Linux València event on Oct. 30 at Las Naves in Valencia, starting with a 17:00 install and help workshop followed by an 18:30 talk on the past, present and future of gaming on Linux. The free event covers tools such as Wine and Proton, the Steam Deck and challenges such as anti-cheat support.
Agama 25 Released
Victorhck’s blog announces Agama 25, the first release after openSUSE Leap 16.1 and the start of work toward Tumbleweed, Slowroll and Leap 16.2. It adds a terminal in the web interface, an exit option before installation begins, searchable multi-select port selection and reduced reliance on YaST packages.
View more blogs or learn to publish your own on planet.opensuse.org.
I am playing Grid right now!
I never liked racing "sims" like Gran Turismo. So realistic! You can bounce off the guardrails like in a pinball. Grid on the other hand was a fantastic "arcade" racer with a brilliant damage model where mistakes were punished. And the camera work! And music. Boy, that was such a treat!
Nostalgia stroke me fiercely and I needed to play that game in some form. Among a sea of weird remakes, there simply wasn't a platform you could play the proper original Racedriver: Grid on, other than emulators. So I bit the bullet and dove into the craziness of RPCS3.
That UX is crazy, let me tell you. In the end you get a game playable even on an old workstation, which was a surprise in itself. A much bigger surprise was the support for network play. Obviously not a single soul is playing Grid in 2026, but it's a fun thought I might convince someone to play :)
3D model: "Playstation 5 Dualsense" by AHarmlessPotato, CC-BY-4.0
Anyway, the reason to post this is to remind myself in the future how to get my PS5 DualSense controller to work on GNOME OS. As always, a udev rule. Having this config in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-dualsense.rules:
# DualSense over USB (054c:0ce6)
KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="054c", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0ce6", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess"
# DualSense over Bluetooth (054c:0ce5)
KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="054c", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0ce5", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess"
KERNEL=="hidraw*", KERNELS=="*054C:0CE5*", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess"
# DualSense Edge over USB (054c:0df2) / Bluetooth (054c:0df4)
KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="054c", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0df2", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess"
KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="054c", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0df4", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess"
KERNEL=="hidraw*", KERNELS=="*054C:0DF4*", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess"
Reload the rules and replug (the ACL is re-applied on every plug, so it persists across reboots and replugs):
run0 udevadm control --reload-rules && run0 udevadm trigger
Check things work from inside RPCS3's sandbox:
flatpak run --command=sh net.rpcs3.RPCS3 -c 'test -r /dev/hidraw9 && test -w /dev/hidraw9 && echo OK'
But again, the experience of this monstrosity. Briefly looking over Alice' shoulder at what's she's cooking with Highscore, the difference in experience and polish is night & day.
Últimos días de los Slimbook Days 2026 de octubre
Hoy toca una entrada que debía haber hecho el 19 de este mes. Y es que estamos en lo últimos días de los Slimbook Days 2026 de octubre, unos diez días de descuentos muy interesantes para aquello que no pueden esperar al Black Friday, en un momento donde el mercado no para de aumentar los precios.
Últimos días de los Slimbook Days 2026 de octubre
En el mundo de las ordenadores de sobremesa o de escritorio la posibilidad de disfrutar de un sistema operativo libre es algo relativamente sencillo. De hecho, su conquista apenas tiene el problema del arranque y las tarjetas gráficas, el resto se soluciona rápido y bien (aunque las impresoras pueden ser un dolor de muelas).
No obstante siempre es de agradecer que algunas compañías como Slimbook se preocupen no solo de ofrecerte una alternativa que asegura su compatibilidad absoluta con los sistemas del GNU y el pingüino sino que te los afinen como solo los profesionales saben hacer (y si no me creéis os remito a este artículo donde un producto puesto a punto por los chicos y chicas de Slimbook barría en las pruebas de rendimiento a ordenadores en principio más potentes).
En esta ocasión aparecen en el blog por que este mes de octubre nos han preparado otras semana especial (como prepararon en abril) con descuentos, que han llamado Slimbook Days, un nombre que empieza a ser recurrente.
De esta forma, desde el 19 hasta el 31 de octubre tendréis la oportunidad de conseguir un modelo de la familia Slimbook con un descuento para utilizar en la web:
Una buena oferta si tienes pensado adquirir un nuevo dispositivo, teniendo en cuenta que el precio de los componentes sigue subiendo y no hay motivos claros para esperar una bajada a corto plazo. DE esta forma, los chicos y chicas de Slimbook no pueden asegurar cómo evolucionará el precio de cada equipo, pero el riesgo de que suba es más realista que la expectativa de que baje.
Como dicen ellos mismos:
Si ya tienes pensado renovar tu ordenador, Slimbook Days es una oportunidad para comparar las opciones disponibles y valorar la compra ahora.
Por cierto, y como suelo comentar en estos casos, esto tampoco es una entrada patrocinada. Mi relación con Slimbook es de cliente habitual, amistad e intereses mutuos (el dominio del mundo por parte de la filosofía GNU/Linux).
Más información: Slimbook
La entrada Últimos días de los Slimbook Days 2026 de octubre se publicó primero en KDE Blog.
Congreso esLibre 2027 se celebrará en Barcelona
Existen decenas de eventos del Software Libre: Akademy, Gaudec, Akademy-es, talleres de Linux Center, LAS, Flisol, etc. A casi todos les doy promoción en el blog y el de hoy no puede ser una excepción. Os me complace anunciar que el Congreso esLibre 2027 se celebrará en Barcelona, un evento que destaca por su apuesta por la Comunidad. Si podéis no os lo perdáis.
Congreso esLibre 2027 se celebrará en Barcelona
Los encuentros de desarrolladores y simpatizantes del Software Libre son una de las mejores cosas que suele ofrecer este mundo del conocimiento compartido, y el caso del congreso que promociono por primera vez en el blog no es una excepción.
Se trata de esLibre cuya edición de 2027 se celebrará en Barcelona. Aunque el evento está en una fase de muy temprana de desarrollo ya tenemos claro algunos detalles: se celebrará en Barcelona, el viernes 9 y sábado 10 de abril en el Edificio Histórico de la Universitat de Barcelona (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585)
En esta ocasión los promotores del evento cuentan con la ayuda en la organización del grupo Barcelona Free Software (muy vinculado con KDE) junto con la Facultat de Matemàtiques i Informàtica de la Universitat de Barcelona.
De momento no tengo más información pero si un consejo, si queréis asistir empezad a buscar alojamiento que lamentablemente la oferta es escasa y puede que elevada de precio conforme se acerque la fecha del evento.
Más información: esLibre 2027 en Barcelona
¿Qué es esLibre?
esLibre es un congreso anual (casi siempre) de carácter estatal en España que reúne a personas, comunidades y profesionales interesados en el software libre, el conocimiento abierto y la cultura libre (como las licencias Creative Commons, el copyleft y el dominio público).
Su primera edición se celebró en 2019 y, aún con el inconveniente de encontrarse con la pandemia, el éxito de la primera edición hizo que se continuara de forma online. Este es el resumen de las ediciones:
- esLibre 2019 (Granada): La edición inaugural se celebró en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Informática y de Telecomunicación de la Universidad de Granada, sentando las bases del evento con una gran variedad de comunidades nacionales.
- esLibre 2020 (Online): Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, el congreso se adaptó completamente al formato digital, organizando las salas virtuales a través de herramientas de código abierto.
- esLibre 2021 (Online): Se mantuvo el formato virtual y descentralizado, consolidando la participación a distancia a través de plataformas libres y con ponencias retransmitidas en directo.
- esLibre 2022 (Vigo): Supuso el regreso al formato presencial, organizada por GALPon y AGASOL, que hicieron posible la reunión en los espacios de MARCO y MUTA para celebrar estas jornadas de conocimiento libre.
- esLibre 2023 (Zaragoza): Tuvo lugar en las instalaciones de Etopia Centro de Arte y Tecnología, destacando por una amplia agenda de talleres prácticos y una fuerte implicación de las comunidades locales.
- esLibre 2024 (Valencia): Se celebró en la Las Naves y la Mutant atrayendo a cientos de profesionales y entusiastas del conocimiento abierto. Fue organizado por la asociación de usuarios GNU/Linux València. En esta edición la Comunidad KDE celebró su Akademy-es.
- esLibre 2026 (Melide, A Coruña): Celebrada en el mes de abril, fue la primera edición de carácter rural y descentralizado, organizada en el interior de Galicia por MELISA y GALPon con un gran éxito de asistencia en un entorno no urbano.
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Congreso esLibre 2027 se celebrará en Barcelona
Me complace anunciar que el Congreso esLibre 2027 se celebrará en Barcelona, un evento que destaca por su apuesta por la Comunidad. Si podéis no os lo perdáis. -
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Organizada por la asociación sin ánimo de lucro GNU/Linux València os invito a participar en su nuevo evento: Gaming en Linux, que como es tradicional por la precedida por la Install Party que ayudará a las personas no iniciadas a entrar en el maravilloso mundo libre. -
Mañana empieza Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid Edición 20 aniversario
Ya queda nada. Del 23 al 25 de octubre, es decir, mañana empieza Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid Edición 20 aniversario el esperado encuentro organizado por KDE España para todos los… Leer más: Mañana empieza Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid Edición 20 aniversario -
Programa de charlas de Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid 20º aniversario #akademyes
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Barcelona Free Software: 30 anys de KDE
Este es un mes de celebraciones (recordad que Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid está a la vuelta de la esquina) y, evidentemente, vamos a promocionarlas al máximo. Concretamente será el próximo… Leer más: Barcelona Free Software: 30 anys de KDE
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Trigesimoséptimo audio de Podcast Linux – «Cultura Libre» (Podcast Linux #37)
Trigesimosexto audio de Podcast Linux – «Linux Connexion con Atareao» (Podcast Linux #36)
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Segunda actualización de Plasma 6.8
Me alegra compartir con todos vosotros la segunda actualización de Plasma 6.8, continuando así la serie de revisión de software que le dotará de más estabilidad, mejores traducción y resolución de errores. Estas actualizaciones son 100% recomendables y casi obligatorias para cualquier usuario ya que lo único que hacen es mejorar la versión sin comprometer sus funcionalidades.
Segunda actualización de Plasma 6.8
No existe Software creado por la humanidad que no contenga errores. Es un hecho incontestable y cuya única solución son las actualizaciones. Es por ello que en el ciclo de desarrollo del software creado por la Comunidad KDE se incluye siempre las fechas de las mismas siguiendo una especie de serie de Fibonacci.
Así que me congratula en presentar que hoy martes 27 de octubre de 2026, dos semanas después de liberar el código de Plasma 6.8 la Comunidad KDE presenta la segunda actualización de errores.
Más información: KDE
Las novedades generales de Plasma 6.8
Hoy es un buen día para recordar sus principales novedades:
- Sustitución del fondo de pantalla predeterminado: El fondo de pantalla Waterfall ha sido reemplazado por la nueva imagen Hanabi en la suite de estilos Breeze.
- Soporte para el calendario nepalí: Se ha añadido compatibilidad con el calendario nepalí (Bikram Sambat) dentro de la applet de calendario alternativo (Alternatecalendar).
- Mejoras en las decoraciones de ventanas GTK4: Se corrigieron problemas como el desbordamiento de botones y la eliminación de esquinas redondeadas inapropiadas en ventanas GTK4 que no utilizan CSD (Client-Side Decorations).
- Compatibilidad con decoraciones solo de sombra: La librería de decoración de ventanas y Breeze añaden soporte nativo para decoraciones basadas únicamente en sombras (shadow-only decorations).
- Avances y rediseño en Discover: Se añadió una nueva función de vista previa de AppStream (AppStream Preview Backend), además de incluir el estado de progreso como una sección ordenable en la lista de tareas.
- Ajustes en el menú de Bluedevil (Bluetooth): Se ha reubicado el botón de configuración para sacarlo del menú tipo hamburguesa, mejorando la accesibilidad para el usuario.
- Integración del buscador en la applet de sesiones de Kate: Se ha sustituido el campo de texto estándar por un campo de búsqueda dedicado (SearchField).
- Centrado de la ubicación en el widget del tiempo: Se ha optimizado el diseño en la applet del clima para centrar la etiqueta con la ubicación dentro del panel superior.
- Rediseño del panel de permisos para Flatpak: La página del módulo de control (KCM) para gestionar los permisos de Flatpak se ha migrado al nuevo formato de formularios (Forms).
- Mejoras en la experiencia de fallos (DrKonqi): Se renovó la interfaz gráfica del visor de volcados de memoria (coredump-gui) a módulos QML y se ajustó el seguimiento para registrar y notificar múltiples bloqueos o cierres inespera
Más información: KDE
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Segunda actualización de Plasma 6.8
Me alegra compartir con todos vosotros la segunda actualización de Plasma 6.8, siguiendo así la serie de revisión de software que le dotará de más estabilidad, mejores traducción y resolución de errores. -
Primera actualización de Plasma 6.8
Me alegra compartir con todos vosotros la primera actualización de Plasma 6.8, iniciando así una serie de revisión de software que le dotará de más estabilidad, mejores traducción y resolución de errores. -
Lanzado Plasma 6.8, Edición del 30.º aniversario
El tiempo pasa inexorable y la Comunidad KDE lo aprovecha para mejorar, versión tras versión, la joya de su corona: el escritorio Plasma. Hoy me complace anunciar que ha sido… Leer más: Lanzado Plasma 6.8, Edición del 30.º aniversario
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Install VMware Remote Console on openSUSE Tumbleweed
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Foto de grupo oficial de Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid Edición 20 aniversario #akademyes
Ha finalizado Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid Edición 20 aniversario, un evento que parece ser que ha sido bastante íntimo, lo cual seguramente habrá cargado con muchas pilas a los asistente. Ayer publiqué una foto de grupo pero por el grupo de Telegram «Cañas y Bravas» de KDE España me ha llegado la foto de grupo oficial de Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid que comparto con vosotros, os animo a hacer los mismo con vuestro allegados y redes sociales.
Foto de grupo oficial de Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid Edición 20 aniversario #akademyes
Hoy me complace presentar la foto de grupo oficial de Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid Edición 20 aniversario, una instantánea que es representativa pero que nunca muestra la magnitud del evento dado que, en muchas ocasiones, simplemente ilustra la asistencia de la charla anterior más la gente que se rescata de la mesa, y a veces, ni eso.
Tras las charlas del sábado se suele reservar un momento para hacerse la típica foto de grupo, que en esta ocasión se ha tomado en un entorno espectacular de la sierra madrileña, donde la naturaleza tiene un protagonismo espacial, os recomiendo que pinchéis sobre ella y la podréis ver más grande, con un campo de visión más amplio y disfrutar de esos excepcionales árboles.
Como siempre caras conocidas y caras nuevas. Ya empiezo a estar ansioso por participar en Akademy-es 2027.
¿Qué es Akademy-es?
Akademy-es (#akademyes, que es la etiqueta para las redes sociales) es evento más importante para los desarrolladores y simpatizantes de KDE, que se ha ido celebrando desde el 2006 con éxito creciente.
En general, las Akademy-es son el lugar adecuado para conocer a los desarrolladores, diseñadores, traductores, usuarios y empresas que mueven este gran proyecto.
En ellas se realizan ponencias, se presentan programas, se hace un poco de caja para los proyectos libres (camisetas, chapas, etc) pero sobre todo se conoce a gente muy interesante y se cargan baterías para el futuro.
Podéis repasar las anteriores ediciones en estas entradas del blog:
- Camino Akademy-es 2013: Las anteriores ediciones (I): 2006 – 2008
- Camino Akademy-es 2013: Las anteriores ediciones (II): 2009-2010
- Camino Akademy-es 2013: Las anteriores ediciones (III): 2011-2012
- Anteriores ediciones de Akademy-es (IV): 2013 y 2014
La entrada Foto de grupo oficial de Akademy-es 2026 de Madrid Edición 20 aniversario #akademyes se publicó primero en KDE Blog.